Trellis for vines.



NO MODEL.

UNITED STATES Patented'November 22, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

JULIUS SEELHORST, JR., OF CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY.

TRELLIS FQR VINES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patient; No. 775,683, dated November 22, 1904;.

Application filed July 26, 1904:. Serial No. 218,214. (No model.)

To all whom, it wtayconcern:

Be it known that I, J ULIUS SEELHoRsr, Jr. a citizen of the United States, residing in the city and county of Camden, State of New J ersey, have invented anew and useful Improvement in Trellises for Vines, Vegetables, &c.', of which the following is a specification.

My invention consists of an improvement in trellises for vines, plants, vegetables, &c., wherein I provide means for preventing the vine from being displaced on the trellis.

It further consists of means for folding same for transportation and storing.

It further consists of novel details of construction, all as will be hereinafter fully set forth.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portion of the trellis embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is an elevation showing the same closed. Fig. 3 is a side elevation thereof. Fig. 4 is a side elevation showing the parts in collapsed position. Fig. 5 is a sectional view on line 00 00, Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is a sectional view showing the parts in different position from that of Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is a perspective view of a rail employed. Fig. 8 is a side elevation showing the trellis in position. Fig. 9 is a plan view thereof. Fig. 10 is an elevation of a portion of the trellis, showing a slight modification.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in the figures.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates a trellis embodying my invention consisting of the frames 2 and-3, hinged together, as at 4, said frames consisting of the side rails 5 5 6 6, respectively, each of said side rails being movably connected by cross-bars 7, provided with shoulders 8, which are adapted to fit between and closely embrace the inside of the rails 5 5 6 6 when the cross-bars are tightened in position, said cross-bars being mounted on the threaded pins 9, which are carried by the side rails, these pins carrying the thumb-nuts 10. The frame 3 is adapted to fit within the frame 2, as understood from Figs. 2 and 3, when the parts are in closed position, said cross-bars 7 having the projections 11 at each side, against which the edge of the respective side rails are adapted to abut iwhen the said frames are in closed position. The ends of the side rails 5 and 6 are squared, as at 12, in order to form a bearing-surface for the trellis when same is in position, and ,when the trellis is erected it will be seen that the ends of the rails 6 are passed'between the ends of the rails 5 of the adjacent trellis in order that they may embrace each other and The hold the parts in the proper position. top bar 7 is secured some distance below the top of the side rails 5 5 6 6, so that the ends of said rails form an upwardly-extending protection for set forth.

' 13 designates a cross-rail which can be seat- "ed on the cross-bars 7 and forms a guide for the vines.

The operation is as follows: The parts are shown in operative position in Fig. 8, as above described, the ends of the adjacent frames being interlocked in order to hold same in proper relation to each other, the ends of the frame being sunk into the ground and the cross-bars being locked in position on the said rails. The shoulders 8 abut against the inside of the said side rails,'the parts being thus held securely in position. In order to transport or move the trellis, the said thumbnuts 10 may be loosened into the position seen in Fig. 6, so that the shoulders will be out of engagement with the side rails, in which case the side rails can be brought into contact with each other, as shown in Fig. 4c. The cross-bars 7 turn on the pins 9'as a pivot and are reseated, after which the thumb-nuts are again tightened and the parts held in position.

In Fig. 10 I have shown a construction wherein I dispense with the thumb-nuts and immovably secure the cross-bars 14 to the side rails. The advantage derived from my construction will be evident, as the parts form a strong and durable construction which can be easily placed in position or folded in a condition convenient for carrying, storing away, or transportation. 1 In addition the construction of the trellis is such that same can be placed directly over the vine, which can pass up over the cross-bars and from the upper cross-bar of one frame to the upper the vines, as will be hereinafter Too cross-bar of the other frame, being thus between the projecting or upper ends of the side rails, which prevents the vine from being blown from the trellis or being brushed or accidentally displaced therefrom.

It will be evident that various changes may be made by those skilled in the art which may come within the scope of my invention, and I do not, therefore, desire to be limited in every instance to the exact construction herein shown and described. 7

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a device of the character described, two frames each consisting of apair of side rails connected by cross-bars above the uppermost of which they project, the side rails of one frame being-pivoted at their tops between the side rails of the other, so that said frames may fold one into the other.

2. In a device of the character described, two frames each consisting of a pair of side rails connected by cross-bars above the uppermost of which they project, said frames being adapted to fold one into the other and said cross-bars being pivotally connected with said side rails, a shoulder oneach of said bars fitting between said side rails and means for locking said cross-bars in position 'on said side rails.

3. In a device of the character described, two frames each consisting of a pair of side rails connected by cross-bars said frames being adapted to fold one into theother, the cross-bars being pivotally connected with said side rails, a shoulder on each of said cross-bars fitting between said side rails and thumb-nuts adapted to bear against said crossbars for locking the frame in position.

et. In a device of the character described, two frames which consist of a pair of side "frames connected by cross-bars the side rails of one frame being pivoted at their tops between the side rails of the other, so the said frames may fold one into the' other and means projecting above the uppermost of said cross- 

